Prospect Park Zoo's Upcoming Education Programs

Barnyard BonanzaExperience
the farm without leaving the city! Children will feed Aggie the cow and her
barnyard companions, learn about farm life while making butter, and put hand to
feather when they meet a chicken in the Zoo classroom.

All about OwlsDelve
into the winged world of owls! Children will learn how to use field guides to
identify these amazing birds, meet a special guest in the Zoo classroom, and
will get their hands dirty discovering an owl’s wild diet by dissecting
owl pellets.

Prospect Park Zoo – Open every day of the
year. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for seniors 65 and older, $3 for kids
3-12, free for children under 3. Zoo hours are 10am to 5pm weekdays, and 10am
– 5:30pm weekends, April through October, and 10am – 4:30pm daily,
November through April. The Prospect Park Zoo is located at 450 Flatbush Avenue
in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. For further information, call
718-399-7339 or visit www.prospectparkzoo.com.

The Wildlife
Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so
through science, global conservation, education and the management of the
world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx
Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help
people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to
this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

Special Note to the Media: If you would like to guide your readers
or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping
save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to: www.wcs.org/donation